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‘The liberties protected by the Constitution are not fair-weather freedoms—in place when times are good but able to be cast aside in times of trouble.” So federal judge William Stickman IV wrote Monday in an instructive ruling that overturned Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s use of emergency power. The decision comes nearly six months after Mr. Wolf invoked police powers to impose a strict lockdown as his strategy against Covid-19. Mr. Wolf argued the case is moot since he has relaxed his orders, but Judge Stickman noted that Mr. Wolf continues to assert that he can reinstate restrictions, as other governors...

Kyle Chapman, who is accused of engaging in violent brawls in Berkeley during pro-Trump and "alt right" rallies earlier this year, was cuffed and taken to jail from an Alameda County courtroom this morning after a judge set his bail at $135,000. Chapman, a Daly City resident, is charged by the district attorney with possession of an illegal weapon in the form of a stick. Berkeley police officers wrote in charging documents that he was seen beating people with the stick and dousing people with pepper spray on March 4. At a morning court hearing in Oakland, Judge Mark McCannon...

According to Breitbart, the masked man was arrested on Monday after getting into a scuffle with a group of thugs who approached him as he carried an American flag around Berkeley, California. Stickman – aka Kyle Chapman – was apparently promoting a free speech rally scheduled for today. He was accompanied by a cameraman who captured a group of thugs following and taunting him as he waved his flag.

Antifa has found its worst enemy: Based Stick Man. Meet Kyle Chapman, the California native and alt-right hero famous for fighting leftists and other agitators at a pro-Trump rally in Berkeley, California on March 4. Wearing a helmet, gas mask, knee pads and heavy clothing, Chapman joined his fellow Golden State freedom-lovers with a Captain America-esque shield and large stick to fight back against the black block horde. Following his intervention, the masked, labor union-sympathizing pinkos retreated, giving America one of its greatest victories since Guadalcanal. After a YouTube video of Chapman’s skirmish, seen below, was uploaded, the hero quickly...

ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Behind two locked doors at Central Washington University, what might be called Son of Kennewick Man sits inside a cardboard box. The faceless skull dates back 9,000 years - just 400 years younger than the superstar skeleton unearthed from the banks of the Columbia River. While Kennewick Man ignited a legal battle over the control of ancient bones, the skull at CWU has barely raised a ripple. "It just misses the mark in terms of people's interest," said CWU anthropology professor Steven Hackenberger. Nicknamed "Stickman" for the mythical beings some tribes believe once inhabited the Columbia plateau,...

Media Try to Bag Another White House Official: Scott McClellan Posted by Greg Sheffield on November 15, 2005 - 05:57. In an article entitled "Credibility lapse threatens job security for McClellan," PR Week reports that two years ago White House press secretary Scott McClellan "flatly denied from the podium that Karl Rove and Lewis 'Scooter' Libby were involved in the leaking of CIA officer Valerie Plame's name." But after special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation revealed some involvement, "the White House press corps has adopted a seriously aggressive posture in questioning McClellan's credibility." McClellan's situation is so bad that "Washington oddsmakers...